Editor Shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to speed up your video creation process.

General Shortcuts

These are the top-level shortcuts you'll be able to use in the editor.

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Undo	`⌘` + `z`	`Ctrl` + `z`
Redo	`⌘` + `Shift` + `z`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `z`
Add Comment toggle	`⌥` + `c`	`Ctrl` + `c`

Manipulating Elements

Select one or more elements, or groups of elements, to use these shortcuts.

General Element Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Select all elements	`⌘` + `a`	`Ctrl` + `a`
Deselect element(s)	`Esc`	`Esc`
Copy	`⌘` + `c`	`Ctrl` + `c`
Cut	`⌘` + `x`	`Ctrl` + `x`
Paste	`⌘` + `v`	`Ctrl` + `v`
Duplicate	`⌘` + `d`, `⌥` + Drag	`Ctrl` + `d`, `Alt` + Drag
Delete	`Delete`, `Backspace`	`Delete`, `Backspace`
Lock/unlock element(s)	`⌘` + `Shift` + `l`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `l`
Lock aspect ratio while resizing	Hold `Shift`	Hold `Shift`
Center origin while resizing	Hold `⌥`	Hold `Alt`
Group elements	`⌘` + `g`	`Ctrl` + `g`
Ungroup elements	`⌘` + `Shift` + `g`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `g`
Attach comment to element(s)	`⌥` + `c`	`Alt` + `c`

Moving, Aligning, and Distributing Elements

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If one element is selected, the element will be aligned relative to the canvas. If multiple elements are selected, they will be aligned relative to each other.
The order in which multiple elements are selected is not relevant. If you select multiple elements, they will be aligned based on which element is furthest in the direction of the alignment applied.
For example: if Element A is in the middle of the canvas, and Element B is on the right side of the canvas, selecting both and using Align to the Left will align the left edge of Element B with the left edge of Element A.

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Move element(s) up, down, left, right (Large increment)	`↑`, `↓`, `←`, `→`	`↑`, `↓`, `←`, `→`
Move element(s) up, down, left, right (Small increment)	`Shift` + `↑`, `Shift` + `↓`, `Shift` + `←`, `Shift` + `→`	`Shift` + `↑`, `Shift` + `↓`, `Shift` + `←`, `Shift` + `→`
Align to the Left	`⌥` + `a`	`Alt` + `a`
Align to the Right	`⌥` + `d`	`Alt` + `d`
Align to the Bottom	`⌥` + `s`	`Alt` + `s`
Align to the Top	`⌥` + `w`	`Alt` + `w`
Align Vertical Centers	`⌥` + `v`	`Alt` + `v`
Align Horizontal Centers	`⌥` + `h`	`Alt` + `h`
Distribute Horizontally	`⌥` + `Shift` + `h`	`Alt` + `shift` + `h`
Distribute Vertically	`⌥` + `Shift` + `v`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `v`

Layers

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Send Backward	`⌘` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `[`
Bring Forward	`⌘` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `]`
Send to Back	`⌘` + `⌥` + `[`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `[`
Bring to Front	`⌘` + `⌥` + `]`	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `]`

Text

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Add a new text element	`T`	`T`
Set Text Alignment to Left	`⌥` + `l`	`Alt` + `l`
Set Text Alignment to Center	`⌥` + `e`	`Alt` + `e`
Set Text Alignment to Right	`⌥` + `r`	`Alt` + `r`
Underline text	`⌘` + `y`	`Ctrl` + `u`
Bold text	`⌘` + `b`	`Ctrl` + `b`
Italicize text	`⌘` + `i`	`Ctrl` + `i`

Scenes

These shortcuts will be available when you select one or more scenes in the scene list on the left side of the editor.

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You can copy or cut a scene from one video and paste it into a different video. The pasted scene will contain all of the same elements, animations, and script content of the source scene.

Action	Shortcut MacOs	Shortcut Windows
Go to previous scene	`↑`	`↑`
Go to next scene	`↓`	`↓`
Add new scene	`N`	`N`
Select all scenes	`⌘` + `a`	`Ctrl` + `a`
Select multiple scenes	Hold `⌘` + `↑`, Hold `⌘` + `↓`	Hold `Ctrl` + `↑`, Hold `Ctrl` + `↓`
Select multiple adjacent scenes	Hold `Shift`+ `↑`, Hold `Shift`+ `↓`	Hold `Shift`+ `↑`, Hold `Shift`+ `↓`
Copy scene(s)	`⌘` + `c`	`Ctrl` + `c`
Cut scene(s)	`⌘` + `x`	`Ctrl` + `x`
Paste scene(s)	`⌘` + `v`	`Ctrl` + `v`
Duplicate scene(s)	`⌘` + `d`	`Ctrl` + `d`
Delete scene(s)	`Delete`, `Backspace`	`Delete`, `Backspace`

Script

These shortcuts will work if you don't have any elements or scenes selected.

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Preview script	`Space`	`Space`
Preview script (with focus)	`⌘` + `Shift` + `Space`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Space`

Video Player

Use these shortcuts to control the Synthesia video player (whether you're watching a video from its share page, or it's been embedded elsewhere).

Action	Shortcut MacOS	Shortcut Windows
Play/pause	`Space`, `k`	`Space`, `k`
Mute/unmute	`m`	`m`
Turn subtitles on/off	`c`	`c`
Seek forward 10 seconds	`→`, `j`	`→`, `j`
Seek backward 10 seconds	`←`, `l`	`←`, `l`
Increase playback speed by 0.25x	`>`	`>`
Decrease playback speed by 0.25x	`<`	`<`
Go back to beginning of video	`0`	`0`

AI Screen Recorder

Use these shortcuts while recording your screen with the AI Screen Recorder browser extension.

Action	Shortcut MacOs	Shortcut Windows
Hide/show screen recorder	`⌥` + `Shift` + `h`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `h`
Pause/resume recording	`⌥` + `Shift` + `p`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `p`
Finish recording	`⌥` + `Shift` + `d`	`Alt` + `Shift` + `d`

Keyboard Shortcuts

Editor Shortcuts

General Shortcuts

Manipulating Elements

General Element Shortcuts

Moving, Aligning, and Distributing Elements

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Layers

Text

Scenes

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Script

Video Player

AI Screen Recorder

Editor Shortcuts

General Shortcuts

Manipulating Elements

General Element Shortcuts

Moving, Aligning, and Distributing Elements

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Layers

Text

Scenes

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Script

Video Player

AI Screen Recorder

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